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Lager Beer Keg.

Nq. 2 34,473. Patented NOV. 16, 1880.,

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Umrnn STATES ATENT FFICEO JOEL B. HAYDEN, OF HEMPSTEAD, ASSIGNOR ()F ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH L. SPOFFORD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LAGER-BEER KEG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,473, dated November 16,1880.

Application filed September 4, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOEL B. HAYDEN, of Hempstead, county of Queens, State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improminent in Making Kegs for Lager Beer and other Liquids, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to the making of the keg of metal and a suitable composition in connection therewith, which will be of great durability and do away with the constant expense for coopera-ge attendant upon the use of wooden kegs.

I make a double keg, the inside one of gal- I 5 vanized iron one thirty-second of an inch thick, or thereabout, put together in. the usual way of makin g tin or galvanized-iron packages, and soldered to make it air-tight, and large enough to hold the requisite quantity of fluid, with ap- 2o ertures for the introduction of suitable bushings for the bung and faucet.

The outside keg is made of sheet-iron from fourteen to sixteen wire-gagein thickness, and enough larger than the inside one to leave a space of from one-quarter to one-half of an inch all around for the introduction of a composition, hereinafter described, and enough longer than the inside keg to form a chine on each end after the introduction of the head.

This outside keg is formed in the usual way,

with lapped joints, and riveted, with apertures corresponding with the inside keg for the introduction of bushings for the bung and faucet. The heads of the outside keg are made 5 of the same kind of metal, to fit closely, and are riveted to an angle-iron of malleable iron, which projects, say, one inch on the head, and has its flange E riveted to the can A to form the chine of the keg, as shown. This angle- 0 iron is made heavy enough to resist blows from handling.

The bushing for the reception of the bung and through which the keg is filled, and also the bushing through which the faucet is in- 5 troduced, pass from the outside of the outer (ModeL) position while the composition is being introduced.

The composition for filling the space between the two kegs consists of flexible strips of wood cut longitudinally with the grain of timber, known as excelsior in commerce, and mixed with a compound of glue and plaster-of-paris in sufficient quantity to make it adhesive. It is then pressed into the space between the two kegs with proper appliances, one head being left out until this is accomplished. This head is then pressed in and riveted, as before described. This makes a composition of wonder- 6o ful strength, the grains of the wood being so interwoven after pressure that it will stand very hard usage without breaking or becoming indented, and is my main dependence in making a strong and light keg.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a sectional view of the keg through the center from end to end. Fig.2 represents a sectional view of the keg through the center crosswise.

A represents the outside keg, made of sheetiron from fourteen to sixteen wire-gage in thickness, made in proper shape, with joints I lapped and riveted, as shown at G. H H represent the heads of the can or keg A, B, the the inside keg, made of galvanized iron one thirty-second of an inch thick, or thereabout, and air-tight, in the usual way of making tin or galvanized-iron packages, with matched joints and soldered, as shown at a; O, the bushing for the reception of the bung and filling the keg, extending from the outside of the outer keg to the inside of the inner, being securely fastened by rivets b D, the bushing for the reception of faucet, extending and fastened like bushing O; E, the angle-irons, riveted to 8 5 the head, formin g right angle, and extending to the end of outer keg, forming a chine, and holding the head securely in place; F, the wood composition, consisting of flexible strips of wood mixed with glue and plaster-of- 9o paris and pressed into the space between the iron, secured to the angle-irons E E by the two kegs. rivets b, the flange E of said angleiron being Having fully described my invention, What riveted to the can A to form the chine, and

I desire to claim, and secure by Letters Petlntving compressed in the intervening space 5 ent, is the composition of excelsior, glue, and plaster- 15 A lager-beer keg consisting of the outer can of-paris, substantially as herein set forth.

or keg, A, of sheet-iron, and the inner can or JOEL B. HAYDEN.

keg, B, of galvanized iron, connected by the bushings (J and D, and having an intervening Witnesses JOHN Bros,

10 space between them, the heads H H, of sheet- WM. J. SMITH. 

